Identify the direct object.

Players usually kick or "head" the ball to their teammates on the field.
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ball
ball

teammates
teammates

field
field

none

ball

The direct object in the sentence is "ball".

The direct object in this sentence is "the ball". To identify the direct object, you can ask the question "What is being kicked?" or "What is being headed?". In this case, the answer to both questions is "the ball." Therefore, "the ball" is the direct object.